2008 Presidential Election - Obama v McCain (43 Viewers)

[Iron]

THere is a skin cancer on the Presidency

 

[Slidey]

It's interesting to see that in the polls, the candidates seem to be almost tied. Gallup had them equal the other day and Rasmussen had Obama leading McCain by only 1%. Obama did get a bounce out of the European tour, but it seems like a bubble as McCain bought the gap back to a consistant 2% within about three days and the candidates are all but tied at the moment.

If the poll numbers are anything to go by, McCain has a real chance of pulling off an upset, he just needs to get his campaigned energized. I am sure if he had Obama's money, that task would be so much easier.

I doubt it. Get back to us in a month.

P.S. Obama's money? You mean the money he got purely from fundraising, because he declined to be publicly funded?

 

[Muz4PM]

I doubt it. Get back to us in a month.

P.S. Obama's money? You mean the money he got purely from fundraising, because he declined to be publicly funded?

Ultimately the only poll that matters is the one that is held on Novemeber 4. I just found it curious that in what looks like a Democratic year, where they are something like 9 or 10 points up in the polls for the House election, and are very competative in a number of Republican Senate seats, McCain is only a few percentage points behind Obama.

Re Obama's money, I am refering to the fundraised money. Many criticize the McCain campaign about the lack of action but I am sure if McCain was able to raise the amounts of money Obama has, it would make the task of energizing the campaign easier. It was Obama's prerogative to knock back the public funds, and I am not criticizing him for that, I was just pointing out that McCain's campaign, if better funded would be doing more.

 

[Iron]

Chicken or the egg? If he campaigned better, he would be better funded...

 

[Muz4PM]

Chicken or the egg? If he campaigned better, he would be better funded...

That's true, but I think Obama started with an advantage, he wasn't a Republican. Even back during the primaries, the total amount of money raised by all GOP candidates was smaller than what was raised by Obama and Hillary combined. That'd be consistant with the poll numbers as well, which show alot of Americans favour the Democrats over the GOP, and that is reflected by the small and larger donors I would think.

 

[Progressive]

Go Obama screw McmacCane burger, what does the cane know about foreign policy, i mean the old freak is some self-interested republican, who is he going to be punching for really America or his back pocket. hahaha

 

[katie tully]

Oh McCain you've done it again.

Want McCains babies.

 

[Slidey]

Secretly, when McCain gets elected, he'll turn into a democrat again.

 

[Captin gay]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/06/AR2008080603589.html

 

[ashik1]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

Barack Obama!!

America's never had a black president, and there's been 42 of em. i reckon mccain (ah mccain u've done it again) is gonna win by like 6-7%. The election's after the HSC exams yeah?

 

[Slidey]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

America's never had a black president, and there's been 42 of em. i reckon mccain (ah mccain u've done it again) is gonna win by like 6-7%. The election's after the HSC exams yeah?

Actually, it has, but there was a Jewish conspiracy to erase him from the history books.

 

[Anonymou$]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

I've heard McCain is as stupid as Bush.

 

[Slidey]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

I've heard McCain is as stupid as Bush.

I've heard that vague unsubstantiated rumours are always true.

 

[Riet]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

Paris Hilton

 

[Slidey]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

She did a slightly funny video response to McCain's stupid campaign attempt to liken Obama to Britney Spears or Paris Hilton.

Really, McCain has such shitty campaigns. His most recent one involves paying people to say good things about him.

 

[Captin gay]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

Really, McCain has such shitty campaigns. His most recent one involves paying people to say good things about him.

orly

 

[Muz4PM]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

America's never had a black president, and there's been 42 of em. i reckon mccain (ah mccain u've done it again) is gonna win by like 6-7%. The election's after the HSC exams yeah?

The election is held on the fourth of November. So, I guess allowing time difference, results will begin come through roughly fourteen hours later (that's not taking into account daylight savings etc.) My last exam is chemistry on the sixth, so I can't really watch the results too intensely.

 

[ashik1]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

The election is held on the fourth of November. So, I guess allowing time difference, results will begin come through roughly fourteen hours later (that's not taking into account daylight savings etc.) My last exam is chemistry on the sixth, so I can't really watch the results too intensely.

Yeah dude, my last exam's on the 6th as well (chem), but I have Physics on the 4th. The question is can I afford to spend like 2 minutes on some results which i rly wanna hear? Wen/if i know da result, it'll probably b stuck in my mind. reckon i should spend the coupla mins- i mean wat would u guys do?

 

[katie tully]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

She did a slightly funny video response to McCain's stupid campaign attempt to liken Obama to Britney Spears or Paris Hilton.

Really, McCain has such shitty campaigns. His most recent one involves paying people to say good things about him.

Dude no, it really wasn't funny at all. This is for several reasons:
- She did not write it. Had she written it, it would have been slightly funnier
- She has no idea what she is taking about in it. You can totally tell it would have taken all day to shoot that.
- The delivery was poor.
- Just all round not hilarious.

 

[Iron]

Re: Barrack OBama or John Mccain?

Although light appears to be shining from some pretty suspect areas